Charcoal Chimney Starter

Great quality, large size charcoal chimney. It works great, the bottom opener is a great feature and the shield does not let the handle get hot at all.

Remember how long it takes to get a fire started using charcoal? Not anymore! I put my charcoal in the Char-Griller Chimney Starter and put it on the gas burner of my grill. In less than 5 minutes, I dump the charcoal in the grill, spread it out a bit and I am ready to cook in just a few minutes. There is no poking paper or squirting starting fluid and using a match or lighter. This is so easy, I haven't used my gas grill since I got my Texas Trio grill. The dumping flap did fall out once, but I was able to put it back in after it cooled down. Other than that, starting a fire has never been easier.

Good this to get our charcoals to light faster. It works fine and has improved the quality of our grilling. Easy to use and get price. Easy to control the smoke levels

Works well, rusts easy

blows the weber offering AWAY. much better, much cheaper. youll be happy with this guy

After reading some disgruntled reviews about how the metal turns different colors and that it's cheap metal from China, or the handles fall off right away I feared it might be money lost if I took the chance. Wrong! Yeah, some parts of the metal might change color a little bit due to the heat, but that's to be expected. Happens with all coal starters whether they be Weber or any other brand. Mine hasn't changed colors much since I started using it. But, who cares if it does?? What matters is whether or not it can light your charcoal. And, it does - fast! I don't normally light a full basket of coals (the basket space is big by the way, bigger than the Weber I have). I just do anywhere from 8 to 12 coals then pour them over my main coals once they've ashed over, which takes around 10-15 minutes with this thing. Speedy, which is great if you need to get your BBQ/Smoking situation going fast! The release door is the key point here with the Char-griller. Now I don't have to tilt and pour like I've had to with my Weber chimney. Instead it's just drop from the bottom. This is especially useful for people who cook on smoker barrels/ugly drum smokers. I've had it now for a few months, so far so good. No warping on any of the metal yet. Very good design. I'm probably going to buy a couple more as I need them. As long as you use them for what they're intended for they should last a long time.

So I purchased a smoker and the guy that I purchased it from says, "oh man it is so easy, you just load the stovepipe with charcoal and when it gets hot then you dump it into the lower bowl...". Now I am not one of those people who will go along with something I don't know, acting like I do, so I ask, "Stovepipe?!?" He says, "yeah, you grill don't you? How do you get the charcoal started?". I explained that I put the charcoal into a pyramid and then use starter fluid, and he quickly cut me off. "Starter fluid?!? Nah Boss, you need a stovepipe. It is better..." Again, I looked at him with deer eyes and sideways turned dog head and said, "Stovepipe? what is a stovepipe?". He pulls out his phone and goes to Amazon and shows me a pic of the Chargriller CHIMNEY Starter. I then go, "Oh! I have seen those...do they work well?". "All you need is charcoal, some newspaper, and a match..." he says. So I order this Chimney starter(...stovepipe). When I get it, I notice that it is larger than I thought that it would be. I wad up about thre pages of newspaper in a ring under the starter and load up the charcoal. I light the newspaper through the holes at the bottom and was surprised to see how quickly it was lighting without starter fluid. After a little while I pick up the chimney and pull the trigger to find that the charcoal just empties in to the bowl, no muss, no fuss. I believe that is the simplest lighting that I have had. I am very satisfied qith my Chimney and now I don't use lighter fluid at all. I suppose he was right...on the advice, not the name...but, really...what's in a name?

Overall, it works. The handle to release the bottom plate, for the charcoal to fall out, is stiff and a little hard to manipulate (I often have to resort to two hands). I'm not sure if the heat has warped the metal but, recently, the bottom plate has begun to fall out; it's easy enough to put back in, nevertheless I'm disappointed in the construction of it as it's only been a little over a month since I bought it. I'm a little concerned if there will be a day, very soon, when I won't be able to reassemble it. Would I buy it again? Probably not.

It’s easy with the bottom release, when putting the hot coals in the vortex

My third purchase especially its self dumping mechanism

Es un complemento perfecto para tu asador...y con su funcion de liberado rapido de las brazas es muy conveniente

This is excellent. So far, working as expected with room for lots of coal. Assembly is very straightforward. Strongly recommended.

Produto simples de se utilizar e cumpre o que promete. Em 6 minutos já tinha feito o fogo na churrasqueira. O produto é bem maior que eu imaginava.